I had so much fun during the night photo outing to Mount Laguna, I wanted to get out again for more night photos. Alex and I had hiked Cuyamaca Peak a couple of times before already so we drove out in the late afternoon on Friday. Except for the steepness of the paved fire road that leads up there it is not a difficult hike, but traffic was worse than we had expected so we were just a little bit too late to catch the sunset from the peak.
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Grand Canyon South Rim
We spent a week in Sedona in early March, and went for a day-trip to Grand Canyon South Rim (about two hours drive from Sedona).
Dos Coyotes
Two coyotes in morning light at Lake Hodges. I also liked the soft colors in the landscape as it reawakens with first signs of fresh green after some winter rains.
Winter Views from Palomar Mountain
A winter scene from Palomar Mountain on Christmas Day. We drove around to play in the snow – just like everybody else… 😉
Leavitt/Sonora/Dunderberg (7 photos)
After the morning stop at Mono Lake we continued further north on Highway 395. We hiked a bit at Leavitt Meadows and then drove up Sonora Pass Road. On the way back we had late lunch in Bridgeport and then briefly stopped at Dunderberg Meadows again – I was hoping to get better photos of the fall colored Aspens, backlit while the sun was still higher. The sun was a bit too low for that already actually.
Morning at Mono Lake (3 photos)
We stopped at the Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve on the sixth day of our Eastern Sierra Trip. The water was really calm that morning as the wind hadn’t picked up yet.
Sunset at Dunderberg Meadows (3 photos)
The clouds that began to move in towards the end of our Red Cones hike looked promising so we went out for sunset. I had fond memories of Dunderberg Meadows and the colorful Aspen trees there. I was hoping to be able to combine them with a colorful sunset!
Red Cones (5 photos)
The Red Cones are a volcanic landscape feature near Mammoth Lakes, more or less along the John Muir and Pacific Crest Trail. We hiked there from Horseshoe Lake via McLeod Lake after a brief stop at the Twin Lakes Overlook and Lake Mamie.
Lake Mamie Morning (4 photos)
We stopped at Lake Mamie and the Twin Lakes Overlook in the morning before continuing to Horseshoe Lake and a hike to the Red Cones. The first Lake Mamie photo below was made from pretty much the same spot where I also made the night photo. 🙂
Fall Colors in Bishop Creek Canyon (21 photos)
We spent the day after our 20 Lakes Basin hike more leisurely, at Bishop Creek Canyon, where we encountered plenty of fall colors. They worked well with the bright and sunny day, which really made the trees glow when viewed from the right angle.